Floating Teatime

"Be the rolling stones," an alter graduation art show, ignited discussions on experimental actions and moving images as the makers' unique connection with the lifeworld. Winnie Yan interviewed some of the participating artists...

FP member Wai traces the making of his 15 pieces at "Toy as Medium," revealing the mind of a devoted miniature maker whose obsession has a rational dimension. He finally came back to his "craft" after 35 years of no model-making.

FP member Kel Lok tells the tales of "those swords," "those soldiers," "that house" and "that model," which embody moments of his life, his temperaments and his persistence that are best presented as toys in TOY AS MEDIUM, opening 20 November 2016 at Floating Projects.

FP member Kelvin Lam's "castle on rainy days" and Jess Lau's "pirates' boat," "extreme environments" and "ET arriving" mark many HK children's fantasy play with space or the lack of it. To reproduce these childhood experiences in FP WIP opening 20 Nov 2016, what are they going to show us?

FP Manager Wai crafted Tiger I in 2016 from a Tamiya model kit he aspired to have but couldn't as a kid. Time changes many things. What does his lasting zeal tell us about the forgettable yet unforgotten of growing up in Hong Kong?

A casual chat in a summer afternoon among 3 FP members ignited childhood passion and intellectual curiosity, leading to a toy show in November. "Wai and Kel's model making involves intense concentration and techniques that parallel ... art making," Andio Lai discovers.